Thoughts on the game. This is an initial reaction without looking at any replays or gifs really.
QB - Brady had a rough start but really settled in. That being the case I would say there weren't too many hard passes and a number of questionable plays. By his standard it was an average day, but any other standard it was a good game. Grade: B
WR - A good night for this group. Gordon, Edelman and Dorsett all had good games. That being the case Dorsett got some easy cheap yards while Gordon/Edelman made some good plays and earned theirs against superior defenders and coverage. Also a Meyers shout out on his one nice catch! Unit Grade: A- Edelman A, Gordon A, Dorsett: B
TE - N/A - I imagine until Watson is back this group will not be used much.
OL - Wynn was the star of this unit. First start against a hard match up but he held up well. Thuney was fine, not overly impressive. Besides 1-2 bad plays Cannon did well before going out.
Hoping for good news there. Mason had a solid game but again got very little push. Karras? Lol. Besides the snaps he did okay. Not good but okay. A solid workman night overall. Unit Grade: B- Wynn: A Karras: C- Cannon: B- Mason: B-, Thuney: B-
RB/FB - Not Michel's night. Up the middle wasn't there and he did little to make a play himself. For as much as we like Michel he's limited player and that should be held against him to some degree. White again proved he is the true star of this unit and unstoppable in small doses. Burkhead looked sudden and strong tonight. More so than I recalled him being last year. Unit grade: B White: A Burk: B+ Michel: C- Develin: B
DL - Hung in there vs a tough unit. They won the running battle but lost the pass rush battle. Shelton and Guy where the Stars here but neither had a stand out game. Particularly Shelton was good IMO. The biggest disappointment here was Bennett who was invisible mostly. I give Wise no credit for his sack. That was on Ben. the Simon PD was a nice call play but should have been a pick. Shame. He was only okay. Yhey clogged it up and did okay even without getting much pressure themselves. Unit Grade: B- Shelton: B+ Guy: B Bennett: C-, Wise: C- Simon: C+
LB - This ig getting a bit long so I'll be short here. A great show by this unit. The DBs stole the show on D but this unit came to play. Winovich played just enough to get a grade but it doesn't count much towards the total grade. Unit Grade: A- Collins: A, Bentley: B+ Hightower: B+ Winovivh: B+
DB - Elite. Pretty much top to bottom this unit balled. Jones is the big story here as he is already making his extension look like a smart more. If he keeps this up or close to it with what we already have then holy moly! Unit Grade: A Gilmore: A J. Jones: A+ J. McCourty: A Jackson: B D. McCourty: A+ Chung: A Harmon B+
STs: Besides one shanked punt but Bailey this was a good night. Gunner was the star here as was the punt/kick defense. Gost made his kicks but those are ones he should make. Unit Grade: A- Gunner: A.
